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VIII. RESULTS PARTICIPANTS In all, a total of 286 responses were received, which included 63 men (22%) and 222 women (78%) (1 missing). Age of the respondents ranged from 24 to 84 years, with a mean of 48.37 (SD: 10.17). When age groups were created, the distribution was as follows: · 20–29, n = 13, 4% · 30–39, n = 38, 14% · 40–49, n = 80, 30% · 50–59, n = 112, 41% · 60–69, n = 24, 9% · 70+, n = 5, 2% · Missing, n = 14 Respondents came from all areas of the state and reported a mix of urban (n = 47; 33%), rural (n = 130; 45%), and suburban (n = 62; 22%) residence. Every county in Maine was represented, with two respondents not living in the state. See Table 1 for a breakdown of respondents by county. Using current census data, proportions for each county in the state were created. This was compared to the respondents’ county of residence and there were no significant differences, indicating that the respondents did reflect the geographic distribution in the state. Respondents represented a wide variety of disciplines, with the largest group being nurses (n = 66) followed by social workers (n = 57), and optometrists (n = 20). There were 26 respondents in the “other” category who could not be otherwise classified. See Table 2. Respondents also worked in a wide variety of settings, as illustrated in Table 3. The respondents had many years of geriatric practice, ranging from 1–50 with a mean of 15.43 (SD: 9.79). Broken into groups, years of experience ranged as follows: · 1–10 years, 39.2% · 11–20 years, 32.7% · 21–30 years, 24.7% · 31+ years, 3.4% Table 1. County of Residence State County Name Number Percentage Percentage Androscoggin 19 6.64% 8% Aroostook 29 10.14% 6% Cumberland 68 23.78% 21% Franklin 8 2.80% 2% Hancock 9 3.15% 4% Kennebec 37 12.94% 9% Knox 3 1.05% 3% Lincoln 10 3.50% 3% Oxford 8 2.80% 4% Penobscot 39 13.64% 11% Piscataquis 1 0.35% 1% Sagadahoc 7 2.45% 3% Somerset 8 2.80% 4% Waldo 8 2.80% 3% Washington 4 1.40% 3% York 26 9.09% 15% I do not live in Maine 2 0.70% N/A Table 2. Discipline of Respondents Discipline Number Registered Nurse 66 Social Worker 57 Other 26 Optometrist 20 Long Term Care Administrator 19 Advanced Practice Nurse 17 Case Manager 17 Physician 15 Licensed Practical Nurse 10 Speech Therapist 10 Physical Therapist 10 Law Enforcement 8 Medical Director 7 Dietician 6 Occupational Therapist 5 Education 5 Physician Assistant 4 PCA/Homemaker 2 Certified Nursing Assistant 2 Dentist 1 Pharmacist 1 Podiatrist 0 Medical Assistant 0 5
Respondents also reported the scope of their geriatric practice, as follows: Table 3. Practice Setting Practice Setting Number · 0%–25%, n = 48, 16.8% · 26%–50%, n = 37, 12.9% · 51%–75%, n = 64, 22.4% · 76%–100%, n = 132, 46.2% Finally, respondents were asked if they were certified in geriatrics. This could be any type of certification, different categories were not included. The vast majority (n = 247; 88.5%) responded no, with only 32 (11.5%) responding that they were certified. They were also asked if they were interested in future certification; to this question, answers were: · Yes, n = 108, 38.71% · No, n = 84, 30.11% · Not sure, n = 94, 33.69% PRIOR GERIATRIC EDUCATION Respondents were asked if they had taken a geriatric course in the past year, with the majority replying yes (n = 218; 78.9%). Types of courses varied, with most indicating they took a workshop, seminar or conference. Results are presented in Table 4. When taking a course, respondents indicated a preference for continuing education credit (n = 157; 58.15%), followed by continuing medical education credit (CME) (n = 46; 17.04%). Forty-two respondents did not need or want credit (15.56%) and 32 respondents would like college credit (11.85%). Interestingly, 205 respondents (73.74%) indicated that they had a professional requirement for continuing education. GERIATRIC LEARNING NEEDS Respondents were presented with a series of “emoticons” which they could use to rank their personal learning needs in geriatrics. The emoticon looked like a judge and by using a slider, the respondent could range an interest as “10” (very high interest) to 1 (very low/no interest). Using the emoticons allowed the respondents to quickly rate 18 topics. For the analysis, those items that received a very Home Care 61 Nursing Home 58 Assisted Living/Residential 42 Hospital Inpatient 40 Educat. Setting (faculty, student) 31 Hospital Outpatient 28 Primary Care Clinic 25 Community Health Center 24 Other 23 Mental Health 19 Rehabilitation Facility 19 Educat. Setting (clinical practice) 18 Office/Practice 13 Area Agency on Aging 12 State Agencies 5 Social Service Agency 5 Day Care Center 4 Table 4. Type of Offering of Geriatric Education Type of Course Number Workshop/Seminar 159 Conference 128 Work-site Inservice 85 Course for 3 or more academic credits 20 Distance Teleconference 19 Online Course 16 Graduate Degree 13 Other 10 Table 5. Personal Learning Needs Topic Ranking Community resources 151 Geriatric assessment 150 Depression 145 Caregiving 144 Dementia 143 End-of-life issues 139 Health promotion/disease prevention 126 Pain management 122 Social isolation 118 Polypharmacy 113 Elder abuse 107 Knowledge and attitudes toward aging 107 Interdisciplinary practice 107 Chronic disease 106 Process of normal aging 100 Nutrition 83 Cultural issues 70 Substance abuse 52 6
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